We are seeking experienced Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants for Emergency Medicine locum coverage at Emergency Departments in Rhode Island, with a projected start date of November 15, 2026.
Assignment Details
- Projected Start Date: November 15, 2026
- Ongoing locum coverage
- Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
- Emergency Medicine / Emergency Department
- Coverage available across two Rhode Island locations
- Clean professional and credentialing history strongly preferred
Schedule
- APP shifts based on 8-hour coverage blocks
- One location provides approximately 16 APP coverage hours per day
- Second location provides approximately 8 APP coverage hours per day
- Additional on-call APP position available from the existing APP team on an as-needed basis
- Physician coverage provided at both locations
Practice Setting
- Meditech EMR
- Collaborative physician and APP staffing model
Emergency Department Volume
- Higher-volume location:
- Approximately 33,000 annual ED visits
- Approximately 85 daily encounters
- 30 physician coverage hours per day
- 16 APP coverage hours per day
- Second location:
- Approximately 22,000 annual ED visits
- Approximately 69 daily encounters
- 30 physician coverage hours per day
- 8 APP coverage hours per day
Support & Staffing
- Emergency Medicine physicians onsite
- Dedicated APP coverage
- Additional on-call APP support available as needed
- Residents rotate on a limited basis
Responsibilities
- Provide Emergency Department coverage as an NP or PA
- Evaluate and manage patients presenting with acute illnesses and injuries
- Collaborate with Emergency Medicine physicians and ED staff
- Provide treatment within established APP scope of practice and facility privileges
- Support efficient patient flow within the Emergency Department
Requirements
- Nurse Practitioner or Physician Assistant
- Recent Emergency Medicine experience strongly preferred
- Comfortable working in a hospital-based Emergency Department
- Ability to work collaboratively with Emergency Medicine physicians
- Clean credentialing history strongly preferred
- Rhode Island licensure and specific certification requirements will need to be confirmed
Ideal Candidate
An experienced Emergency Medicine NP or PA with recent hospital-based ED experience who is comfortable working in a collaborative physician/APP model. These opportunities are particularly attractive for APPs seeking ongoing 8-hour Emergency Department shifts at facilities seeing approximately 22 000 annual visits.
